Open Training Course
Jaime E. Villate. University of Porto, Portugal
Any professional or University of Porto student interested in this
course can apply for it at the Faculty of Engineering.
Objectives
You will learn the relevant mathematical techniques for the
solution of spacecrafts and celestial bodies motion under the
gravitational force, as well as how to analyze the position and
absolute velocity of a spacecraft. Satellites have many applications
in engineering. An engineer can plan and determine the orbit of a
satellite using astrodynamics. It is also very relevant in the
planning of space missions.
Program
Coordinates ad reference systems to describe orbits.
Motion inside a central force field.
Two-body problem with initial conditions.
Two-body problem with boundary conditions.
Many-body problems.
Interplanetary flight.
Orbit perturbation.
Bibliography
Hintz, G. R. (2022). Orbital Mechanics and
Astrodynamics. Techniques and Tools for Space Missions. Switzerland:
Springer.
Curtis, H. D. (2019). Orbital Mechanics for Engineering
Students. 4th edition, Cambridge, MA, USA: Elsevier.
Battin, R. H. (1999). An Introduciton to the Mathematics
and Methods of Astrodynamics. Reston, VA, USA: American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Vallado, D. A. (2013). Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and
Applications. 4th edition, Hawthorn, VA, USA: Microcosm Press.
